A man has petitioned for the removal of Chief Justice David Maraga from office over alleged gross misconduct. Yussuf Ibrahim Dimbil says the CJ is unfit to hold office because he has made a number of mistakes. Maraga has attended political rallies, homecoming ceremonies for politicians and on some occasions made reckless political statements without a care as to their implications to the institutional independence of the judiciary, Dimbil says. He believes by attending political rallies the CJ violated public trust bestowed on him. Dimbil also claims Maraga presided over a presidential election petition without disclosing that one of the lawyers in the matter was his nephew.

Source: The Star March 14, 2019 10:41 UTC